With the walls and roof nearly complete, workers focus their efforts Thursday on the inside of the expansion at Vollrath Co.

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Construction is more than halfway through on a $4.5 million expansion project that will more than double the distribution space at Vollrath's Sheboygan headquarters.

The company, which manufactures a wide-range of commercial-grade food service equipment, will use the new 158,000-square-foot space to accommodate its ever-expanding product lines after acquiring six companies since 2009.

"It will handle anything from spoons and ladles, to pots and pans, to food warmers and salad bars," said Peter Scheibel, the company's distribution director. ...